| This thesis is an inquiry into the ways in which architecture and hypermedia can become symbiotic disciplines through the confluence of shared concepts and principles of design.;In this information age, hypermedia offers us the ability to dynamically organize and access vast networks of data, information and sensory experiences. The added dimensions of space, time, movement and interactivity generate not only much greater data storage capacity, but also more ways for improving the experiential, cognitive and mnemonic qualities of our interaction with information. Architectural principles of spatial organization offer us a way of structuring information such that the navigation through it is as intuitive as through physical environments.;In return, dynamic and interactive hypermedia environments can be applied to enhance our knowledge, experience and understanding of architecture. In my prototype, architecture is used as both content, organizational metaphor, and navigational method. This reciprocal relationship between form and content serves to reinforce and enhance the didactic quality of the prototype project.*.;*This dissertation includes a CD that is multimedia (contains text and other applications that are not available in a printed format). The CD requires the following application: Internet browser. |
